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ARPA-E Begins Reviewing Second Round of Concept Papers for Transformational Energy RD

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The Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) of the US Department of Energy has received 583 concept papers in response to its second Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) released 7 December 2009. ARPA-E is currently reviewing all concept papers and is scheduled to provide feedback to applicants by mid-February 2010.

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Toyota Connected’s ‘Cabin Awareness’ concept uses new tech to detect occupants

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Toyota Connected North America (TCNA), an independent software and innovation center of excellence, has introduced its Cabin Awareness concept technology that uses millimeter-wave, high-resolution 4D imaging radar to help detect occupants (including certain pets) in cars and has the potential to detect them if ever they’re left behind.

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Environmental Charter High School Gets Solar; Greenius Goes EcoMedia

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The on-stage banner heralding the ribbon cutting event @ ECHS. Alison Diaz, ECHS Founder and Executive Director, with Assemblyman Bradford of the school's 51st District share the joy of Friday's event. EcoMedia President and Founder, Paul Polizzotto, addressing the audience at the ECHS ribbon cutting event.

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The Do-or-Die Moments That Determined the Fate of the Internet

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Indeed, hyped-up product announcements at industry events like the Consumer Electronics Show (now CES ) and the Game Developers Conference have become regular features of the digital world. There’s also a parallel tradition—less flashy but no less important—of industry events that focus attention on digital infrastructure.

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Celebrating the Life of University of Texas Professor Mo-Shing Chen

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The IEEE Fellow was a professor at the University of Texas at Arlington for more than 40 years. He joined UTA—then known as Arlington State College—in 1962 as an assistant professor of electrical engineering. Mo-Shing Chen , a world-renowned power engineering educator and researcher, died on 1 May at the age of 91.

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Robert Kahn: The Great Interconnector

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I was pretty sure it would work,” Kahn says, “but it was a big event. They also began working on the concept of “Knowbots,” mobile software programs that could collect and store information to be used to handle distributed tasks on a network. A plaque commemorating the ARPANET now stands in front of the Arlington, Va.,

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